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APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 79, Issue 2, Pages 701-706Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02292-12
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- Research Council of Norway [201270/F20]
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Methane-oxidizing bacteria (MOB) that possess the soluble form of methane monooxygenase (sMMO) are present in various environments, but unlike the prevalent particulate methane monooxygenase (pMMO), the in situ activity of sMMO has not been documented. Here we report on the environmental transcription of a gene (mmoX) for this enzyme, which was attributed mainly to MOB lacking a pMMO. Our study indicates that the sMMO is an active enzyme in acidic peat ecosystems, but its importance for the mitigation of methane releases remains unknown.
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